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The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen)
A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
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15 August 1963, Hartola, Finland
10 March 1959, Espoo, Finland
7 January 1954, Rääkkylä, Finland
7 December 1946, Viljakkala, Finland
1957, Kuusankoski, Finland
7 March 1959, Harjavalta, Finland
21 October 1959, Finland
30 April 1956, Finland
17 October 1945, Vaasa, Finland
9 March 1945, Helsinki, Finland
21 November 1950, Helsinki, Finland
1963
July 04, 2018
deals in deadpan, but sympathetic and humanist terms with the thorny issue of immigration
April 19, 2018
If you're a fan of Kaurismäki, you're already there. If you're a newbie and curious, this is a perfect opportunity to dip your toe in, as it's representative of his finest work.
December 08, 2017
One couldn't help but think of the obvious, heavy-handed messaging we'd be spared if all directors followed Kaurismäki's expert smuggling techniques.
March 28, 2018
Most of the characters face a daily question: to be kind or unkind. Kaurismaki builds a heroic narrative around that idea.
August 20, 2018
The director's seamless politics and rock 'n' roll style have been evolved in the past decade, and The Other Side of Hope feels like a crystallization of sorts. It finds the perfect harmony between off-kilter strangeness and essential acts of humanity.
March 30, 2018
[There] is not a false note in the film's humanity, despite a reality that at times seems entirely cinematic.
December 15, 2017
Blues musicians in Finland. Who know there was such a thing?
June 01, 2018
In other words, every moment in this movie is pure heaven. And what it has to say is urgent.
December 08, 2017
The guiding ethic of The Other Side of Hope is as much topical as it universal: that altruism is not especially brave or courageous, but just the basic principle governing relations between human beings.
December 14, 2017
This kindhearted, unsentimental movie is a good way to celebrate Finland, which celebrated its 100th anniversary as a free nation last week.
January 11, 2018
Finnish films have been generating buzz lately. "Tom of Finland" and "The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki" have found a small, if enthusiastic, audience...Aki Kaurismäki's charmingly deadpan "The Other Side of Hope" should follow a similar path.
December 13, 2017
It's refreshing to see a film about the refugee crisis that doesn't rely on cliche, but the fact remains: The mundane is mundane.